Current Research Projects

‘Co-ordination, Communication and Adaptation for Climate Change in Ireland : an Integrated Approach'

  • Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Research Programme
  • (J. Sweeney and C Murphy).
  • 2007-2010

The impacts of Climate Change Adaptation and Policy Instruments on Local, Regional, and National Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  • Teagsc Walsh Fellowship

As part of our obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Ireland is required to prepare a national emissions inventory or a National Inventory Report for submission to the secretariat. Programmes developed at national level are required to include information on the effect of policies and national measures on emissions and removals by gas and by sector. Therefore,...

Environment and Climate Change: Impacts and Responses Higher Education Authority

  • PRTLI Cycle 4
  • R. Fealy in collaboration with NUIG, UL, TCD, UCC, QUB, CIT
  • September 2007 - September 2010

Quantifying the cascade of uncertainty in Climate change impacts in the water sector

  • Science Foundation of Ireland

Assessing the robustness of adaptation decisions in water resources management to uncertainty in climate impact assessment

  • IRCSET
  • 2007 - 2009

Climate and Catchment Environment

  • Marine Institute
  • February 2008 - December 2009
  • R. Fealy in collaboration with C. Murphy (Department of Geography), TCD and the Marine Institute

Flood Studies Update for Ireland: Develop algorithms for flood prediction in ungauged catchments

  • OPW
  • 2007 - 2008

The Impact of Climate Change on Soil Hydrology and Degradation: an Assessment of the Vulnerabilities in Ireland

  • Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI)
  • 2007

 

Modelling the Effects of Climate Change on the Incidence of Pests and Diseases: A Spatial Analysis of the Potential Impacts on Irish Agricultural Productivity

  • Teagasc Walsh Fellowship
  • September 2007 - 2010
  • (R. Fealy, in collaboration with Teagasc)

Palaeoclimate Research Laboratory

  • Higher Education Authority

Willow Selection for Resistance to Herbivore Damage using Predictive Climate Change and Geographic Information System Modelling

  • Department of Agriculture and Food - Research Stimulus Fund Programme (RSFP)
  • December 2007- December 2012

Transformative Education Network on Climate Change and Food Security

  • HEA Irish Aid

Decision Support Tools for Managing the Urban Environment

  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • 2006 - 2009